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Moreno Navarrete, José María (Date of defense: 2011-06-20)
To gain insight in the relationship between innate immune system and metabolic disease, we aimed to investigate the effects of lactoferrin in obesity-related metabolic disturbances. Circulating lactoferrin concentration ...
Cáliz Gelador, Joan (Date of defense: 2011-12-13)
Pollution by toxic compounds is one of the most relevant environmental damages to ecosystems produced by human activity and, therefore, it must be considered in environmental protection and restoration of contaminated ...
Yazdani, Shirin (Date of defense: 2021-07-07)
In the past few decades, ISO 9001 quality management and human resources are major issues in business and management research, due to their potential impact on a range of individual and organizational outcomes. In this ...
Muñoz Montplet, Carles (Date of defense: 2022-03-01)
The algorithm for calculating absorbed dose in external radiotherapy Acuros XB (AXB), based on the solution of the Boltzmann equation, has shown to achieve a higher level of accuracy than the preceding convolution/superposition ...
Mir Mauri, Moisès (Date of defense: 2018-03-16)
The present doctoral thesis studies the Spanish standard for Innovation management “UNE 166002 R&D&I management system requirements”, from two complementary perspectives. The first, eminently exploratory, analyzes the ...
Font Payeras, Toni (Date of defense: 2014-05-13)
La pesca recreativa és una de les activitats turístiques més practicades a les zones costaneres arreu del món, implicant a un gran nombre de persones i per tant una pressió sobre els recursos gens menyspreable, especialment ...
Celma Benaiges, M. Dolors (Date of defense: 2011-11-21)
Socially responsible human resource management constitutes the conceptual-theory framework of the thesis. The results obtained from the empirical part show the existence of three clusters inasmuch as the application of ...
Chávez Sabando, Nila (Date of defense: 2021-06-08)
This research analyzes how social movements, through an attractive discourse, the intensity of the repertoire and the organizational solidity, generated results in the regulation of equal marriage, the voluntary interruption ...
Pellicer Johera, Neus (Date of defense: 2014-03-31)
WWTP present two issues: 1) Get adequate depuration performance; 2) Do it with minimal costs. There are many strategies that can be applied to achieve these requirements, but they cannot be applied indiscriminately. In ...
Quintana Püschel, Magaly (Date of defense: 2020-04-16)
This research explores the genesis of the Chilean Transfer Credit System implementation process by including the analysis of actions, agreements and projects that have allowed it to be installed in Higher Education ...
Salvador Sedano, Pedro (Date of defense: 2001-12-20)
This thesis deals with the so-called Basis Set Superposition Error (BSSE) from both a methodological and a practical point of view. The purpose of the present thesis is twofold: (a) to contribute step ahead in the correct ...
Builes Cárdenas, Cristian (Date of defense: 2023-03-20)
Transport industry, especially automotive, is one of the most pollutant in the world. Current environmental concerns demand original equipment manufacturers (OEM’s) to reduce the amount of emissions released by their ...
Vicens Serra, Laia (Date of defense: 2023-07-18)
Most of the organic molecules used in chemical industry (and their synthetic precursors) contain oxygen atoms in their structure. One of the most convenient methods for the preparation of oxygenated compounds is the ...
Prats Puig, Anna (Date of defense: 2012-05-17)
Adiponectin is a protein secreted by adipose tissue which possesses insulin-sensitivity and anti-atherosclerotic properties. In this work, we will study if high molecular weight adiponectin is a key molecule in the association ...
Perona Vico, Elisabet (Date of defense: 2022-01-28)
Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) is engineered to use electric power and carbon dioxide (CO2) as the only energy and carbon sources in reductive bioelectrochemical processes for biosynthesis. This technology is conducted ...
Guillamet Busquets, Gerard (Date of defense: 2016-07-11)
Departing from an emerging technology such as the spread tow thin-ply technology, in which the ply thickness can be significantly reduced, the overall purpose of this thesis is motivated by the industry need to better ...
Fort Fort, Nuri (Date of defense: 2010-04-07)
L'objectiu és millorar els gels de plasma porcí induïts per calor a pH àcid utilitzant transglutaminasa microbiana (MTGasa). El tractament millora textura i CRA dels gels a pH 5,5, però les millores no són suficients per ...
Ruz Estévez, Lídia (Date of defense: 2003-11-03)
El foc bacterià és una malaltia que afecta a plantes de la família de la rosàcies, causada pel bacteri Erwinia amylovora. El seu rang d'hostes inclou arbres fruiters, com la perera, la pomera o el codonyer, i plantes ...
Flórez Díaz, Jorge Eliécer (Date of defense: 2008-12-10)
Las superfícies implícitas son útiles en muchas áreasde los gráficos por ordenador. Una de sus principales ventajas es que pueden ser fácilmente usadas como primitivas para modelado. Aun asi, no son muy usadas porque su ...
Sasikumar, Aravind (Date of defense: 2019-07-18)
Despite the weight savings, composite materials are vulnerable to impact loads mainly due to the alarming reduction in the compression after impact strength (CAI). This thesis exploits the potential of laminate designs ...